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Symantec Scoops Up LiveOffice
Posted on January 16th, 2012 No commentsSymantec today announced that it has purchased LiveOffice, a privately-held cloud-based archiving vendor, for approximately $115 million. With nearly 20,000 customers, LiveOffice has historically marketed to small- and mid-sized financial services firms. Over the past couple of years, however, the vendor has steadily bolstered its archiving and broader information governance functionality, lined up productive partnerships with major technology vendors, and met with success in selling to larger organizations across a wider set of vertical markets.
Buying LiveOffice is a smart move for Symantec. My initial take is that this acquisition will be a positive development for current and prospective enterprise customers. Here's why:
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Message Archiving Software-As-A-Service Adoption Continues To Accelerate
Posted on November 3rd, 2011 No commentsCloud-based alternatives to message archiving are an increasingly attractive option for enterprise buyers. Budgetary constraints, coupled with increasing compliance regulations and eDiscovery needs, are compelling companies to search for message archiving solutions that offer a broad set of functionality at an attractive price. With today's extended enterprise, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model is top of mind as companies look to garner the cost-saving benefits and deployment advantages that this model can deliver. Strong adoption is well on its way. Among organizations rolling out message archiving in 2011, over one-fifth plan to implement a cloud-based solution, and I expect this number will only grow in 2012. For an evaluation of key vendors and key market shifts, Forrester clients can access the market overview on SaaS-based message archiving that we published last month.
A cloud-based solution is a viable solution for many, but message archiving professionals shouldn't see these offerings as a panacea. Before embarking on taking message archiving to the cloud, make sure you've done your homework on vendor and contractual issues and continue to address the strategy, policy, and process challenges as you would with other in-house alternatives. Whether you're rolling out your first message archiving solution or are planning to carry over your legacy application, make sure you're taking the necessary precautions to make sure that your implementation is a success.
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HP + Autonomy – What It Means For Archiving, Records Management, and eDiscovery
Posted on August 19th, 2011 No commentsHP today announced plans for a significant transformation of its business, including a $10.3 billion purchase of technology vendor Autonomy. Upon completion, the deal will bring HP strong search and analytics capabilities and a deep and broad portfolio of eDiscovery, archiving, and records management offerings.
While this purchase holds promise, I'm skeptical about how it will translate to near- and mid-term advantage for enterprise customers focused on information risk management. Here's why:
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